Division of Water
The statewide water program promotes the balanced use of Wisconsin's waters to protect, maintain and enhance them in full partnership with the public.
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Our Programs
- Drinking Water and Groundwater
- Manages activities that affect the safety, quality and availability of drinking water by preventing contamination of drinking water and groundwater to protect public health.
- Fisheries Management
- Manages in-water activities and is responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and monitoring aquatic based resources such as aquatic ecosystems, sport and commercial fisheries.
- Watershed Management
- Manages activities that influence water quality by preventing and regulating water pollution from industries, municipal sewage treatment facilities, construction sites, farms, and urban areas.
- Great Lakes
- Coordinates activities that affect the Great Lakes basin including technical support for state involvement in regional and international Great Lakes management policy, grants programs, and restoration and protection efforts.
Wisconsin Water Success Stories
Great things are happening in Wisconsin for clean, healthy water. Water Success Stories is our way of sharing with you some of the highlights.
Water Division Annual Report
The 2006 Water Division Annual Report [PDF 1 MB] highlights accomplishments of DNR staff and partners to achieve the state's four strategic Water Program objectives:
- implementing and enforcing the federal Clean Water Act;
- sustaining and protecting groundwater and drinking water;
- enhancing and restoring outstanding, healthy fisheries;
- protecting lakes and rivers that belong to all Wisconsin citizens by upholding the Public Trust Doctrine.
This beautifully designed report also highlights special efforts on the Great Lakes and Mississippi River.
Water Monitoring
Water Monitoring. The Water Division of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) gathers environmental information to assess aquatic environmental health, evaluate environmental problems and to determine success of management actions that are intended to protect our aquatic resources. The DNR's Water Resources Monitoring Strategy directs our monitoring efforts in a manner that efficiently addresses the wide variety of management information needs, while providing adequate depth of knowledge to support management decisions.
Basin Pages
The statewide watershed program focuses on managing resources by watersheds and basins. Find out what is happening in your basin through our Gateway to Basins page.
Wisconsin Water Quality Report to Congress, 2006
Wisconsin's 2006 Water Quality Report to Congress, which highlights the status of waters in the state, is now available online
Wisconsin Water Quality Report to Congress (2006)
rich with a broad array of cultural and natural resources, is known nationally for its exceptional water features. Our state has made significant gains in the area of watershed management and protection. This Water Quality Assessment Report describes our state's special resources and the programs and projects that help protect them. Read more in the:
Related Sites
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [exit DNR]
- U.S. Geological Survey [exit DNR]
- Wisconsin Department of Tourism [exit DNR]
- University of Wisconsin Extension [exit DNR]
Contact Information
Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater - DG/2
101 South Webster St
PO BOX 7921
Madison WI 53707-7921
(608) 266-0821
fax (608) 267-7650
Drinkingwater@wisconsin.gov
Bureau of Fisheries Management - FH/4
101 South Webster St
PO BOX 7921
Madison WI 53707-7921
(608) 267-7498
fax (608) 266-2244
FishHabitat.Protection@wisconsin.gov
Bureau of Watershed Management - WT/3
101 South Webster St
PO BOX 7921
Madison WI 53707-7921
(608) 267-7694
fax (608) 267-2800
Watershed@wisconsin.gov
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